[ON HOLD] One More Time ((kinda)Male Reader x Oshi no Ko)

Prologue: Not What It Seems

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Ai was unenthusiastic while she sung and danced, seemingly trying her best in bringing out her talents, but couldn't muster up the energy or effort to as she fails to make it sound and look as good when she was still breathing.

"Why is it like this... I swear it wasn't this difficult back then..."

She was beginning to sweat as she tried singing a song seriously.

Aaaaaand it still sounded bad.

"This is not fun at all! Why is it doing that? My voice is not like this!"

Ai sighed and sat down, wiping the sweat off her forehead.

"I don't sound so... Bad. I don't get it... Why?"

The dark and echo of her own voice was her only reply.

Although the atmosphere of the entire place she was in was gloomy and depressing, Ai did her very best to stay sane and not let the general mood of the abyss get to her.

"I can't... Sing? That's... Impossible! Just what is this place?!"

In a fit of frustration, Ai began stomping her feet on the ground.

But it looked more cute than intimidating.

"I'm starting to think this... "Afterlife" is not what it seems."

She put her hands on her chin, as she began to think, and make theories about this place.

And just when she thinks she has it, she points her finger up while having a satisfied look on her face

"I've got nothing. Blep."

She put her tongue out and she immediately burst out into laughter

"I don't know why I even tried thinking in the first place~ I'm not cut out to be thinking too much~ it's not good for an idol!"

A smile erupts on her face as her star-eyes glistened.

"Of course, that's just a lie~ My brain just hurts when I think too hard~ I guess I'll just leave that topic alone?"

She sighed one last time, before getting yet another bright idea.

"Ooh! I guess I'll practice in the meantime! Gotta get better~"

And so, she followed what she told herself. For a while, she had one goal in mind. And it was to practice and practice, until she could return to being in her peak.

But... Unknown to Ai, the songs that she had sung earlier have actually seemingly resonated and reacted with the abyss around her, emitting a faint glow everytime she sung to where it's almost unnoticeable.

And that after a certain point, it would stop glowing, almost as if it was telling Ai that she was lacking in "something".

It was just that it seemed... Missing, like it wanted more. More than what she performed to the abyss.

However, somewhere else... More holy...

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The old man sighed and scratched his head, looking very puzzled at what his angel told him.

"Are you certain that this is the case?"

The old man asked his angel while stroking his beard, as he looked at the papers on his desk

"Unfortunately, it seems to be the case, My Lord... It seemed that there was an error in the gates that made her fall straight down to the depths of hell instead."